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Tyvek jacket,"Team Seattle," from Gay Games Opening Ceremonies, 1990
Ric Weiland (1953-2006) wore this jacket as a Team Seattle athlete at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of his stock holdings grew,…
ID Number:2016.10.2.2
Date:1990
White tank top from Gay Games, 1990
Ric Weiland (1953-2006) wore this tank top as a Team Seattle athlete at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of his stock holdings…
ID Number:2016.10.2RefTankTop
Date:1990
Ric Weiland ID badge from the Gay Games, 1990
This is Ric Weiland’s (1953-2006) ID badge from his participation in the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of his stock holdings grew, Weiland…
ID Number:2016.10.3
Date:1990
Medal won by Ric Weiland at the Gay Games, 1990
The Gay Games, originally founded as the Gay Olympics in San Francisco in 1982, is a sports and cultural event held every four years that promotes acceptance of sexual diversity, and features lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes, artists and other individuals. The 1990 games took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, where approximately 7,300 athletes competed in 27 sports.…
ID Number:2016.10.4
Date:1990
Gold bathing suit worn by Ric Weiland, 1970s
This gold bathing suit belonged to Ric Weiland (1953-2006) and was sometimes worn with Olympic-style medals as part of a Mark Spitz costume. It was purchased from the “Ah Men” catalog, which was a West Hollywood company that catered to gay men. A copy of the catalog, sent to Weiland’s Albuquerque address, is also in the MOHAI collection. Weiland was…
ID Number:2016.10.5.1
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Four small souvenir medals from Montreal 1976 Olympics
These souvenir medals from the 1976 Montreal Olympics were worn with a gold bathing suit as part of a “Mark Spitz” costume worn by Ric Weiland (1953-2006). Weiland was one of the first employees of Microsoft, working in Albuquerque with Bill Gates and Paul Allen who he knew from Lakeside School. Weiland retired from Microsoft at age 35 in 1988.…
ID Number:2016.10.5.2
Date:1976
Caveman costume made and worn by Ric Weiland, ca. 1980s-1990s
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Weiland enjoyed creating costumes and dressing up for LGBTQ parties in Seattle. This “caveman” costume included a wig, a faux leaf headband, a shell necklace, and various pieces of faux fur. Weiland was the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and…
ID Number:2016.10.6.ONLINE
Date:Circa 1980-1995
Mask from Ric Weiland's Masquerade Costume, 1997
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) wore this mask to attend a masquerade ball in Venice in 1997. The event was planned and hosted by Paul Allen who chartered a private plane for the revelers. Weiland was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates…
ID Number:2016.10.7.1
Date:1997
Masquerade costume worn by Ric Weiland, 1997
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Weiland was the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 at the newly founded Microsoft company. The three were high school classmates at Lakeside School and members of the Lakeside Programming Group. Weiland retired from Microsoft in…
ID Number:2016.10.7.ONLINE
Date:1997
Leather gear owned by Ric Weiland and Mike Schaefer, ca. 1990s-2000s
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. This leather gear belonged to Weiland and his partner Mike Schaefer. Weiland was the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 at the newly founded Microsoft company. The three were high school classmates at Lakeside School and…
ID Number:2016.10.8.1256ONLINE
Date:Circa 1995-2005